"I'm still trying to live this dream," Crusaders first-year coach Ray Van Heukelem told the Pueblo Chieftain. "It's great that the kids have come this far."

Sanford (22-4) led 18-16 at halftime, but Christian (20-6) outscored the Indians 19-9 in the third quarter. Sanford led 23-21 but then went more than 12 minutes without a field goal, finally making a 3-pointer with a minute left in the game.

Limon 53, Sierra Grande 43. The rematch is set. Gavin Liggett scored 24 points, including six 3-pointers, as the fourth-seeded Badgers ended the No. 8 Panthers' magical bid and returned Limon (24-1) to the title game against defending champion Denver Christian, which won last year's matchup 54-50.

Limon, which has won four titles but none since 1964, trailed 14-5 after the first quarter but built a 21-18 halftime lead and used a 14-8 advantage in the third quarter to go up 35-26.

Tyler Koehn added 16 points including 8-of-10 from the foul line for the Badgers, who built a 40-28 lead with 6:10 left.

Girls

The term may be overused, but Yuma coach Mike Neill isn't afraid to use it.

"I think we have a destiny going," Neill said after the sixth-seeded Indians stunned previously unbeaten and No. 2 Lutheran 48-43.

Yuma (21-4) followed up its quarterfinal victory over third-seeded The Vanguard School by denying the Lions (24-1) a repeat appearance in the championship game.

The Indians, who went 12-1 last year in Neill's first season as head coach (he previously was an assistant), are playing in their first state tournament since they won the 3A title in 1997. They trailed Lutheran 34-25 after three quarters before rallying behind senior Kiera Mekelburg, who scored 13 of her game-high 16 points in the fourth quarter.

Freshman Logan Hixon had 12 points for the second straight game for Yuma.

Akron 60, Peyton 44. The defending champion Rams were too much for the first-time Panthers and earned a shot at a second title and a perfect season . In Saturday's title game, Akron will face a Yuma team they have beaten three times en route to a 26-0 record.

Not all kids who play baseball are uniformed with fancy script across their chests, traveling to $1,000 instructional camps and drilled how to properly hit the cut-off man. Some kids just play to play.